Biography
Andrea Walsh
born 1974, stockport, england
education
2000-2001 edinburgh college of art, master of design: glass
1999-2000 international glass centre, west midlands, ocnwm: glass techniques & technology
1995-1998 staffordshire university, ba hons: fine art
1994-1995 manchester metropolitan university, foundation certificate in art & design
professional experience
2010 'aa2a' residency, national glass centre, university of sunderland
2009 'artist into industry' residency (hosted by wedgwood), british ceramics biennial, stoke-on-trent
2007 'international crafts residency', cove park, argyll and bute, scotland
2006 design ambassador for international glass prize, bombay sapphire glass house, edinburgh
2002-2009 exhibition co-ordinator, open eye gallery, edinburgh
2000-2001 first year teaching, edinburgh college of art
selected exhibitions
2011
- 'christmas present', shipley art gallery, gateshead
- 'craft in dialogue' inches carr award exhibition, dovecot studios, edinburgh
- 'changes paces, mixed media, new faces', joanna bird, london
- 'sofa' represented by bullseye gallery, chicago, usa
- 'pavilion of art & design' represented by adrian sassoon, london
- 'british ceramics biennial award exhibition', stoke-on-trent
- 'in safe keeping', new school house gallery, york
- 'masterpiece' represented by adrian sassoon, london
- 'thinking out the box', the scottish gallery, edinburgh
- 'collect' represented by the scottish gallery, saatchi gallery, london
- 'sofa' represented by clare beck at adrian sassoon, new york, usa
- 'tefaf' represented by adrian sassoon, maastricht, the netherlands
- 'a unique proposal', contemporary applied arts, london
2010
- 'anniversary exhibition', galerie sofie lachaert, belgium
- 'translucency in clay - margaret o'rorke and andrea walsh', caa at circus, london
- 'hotspot', joanna bird, london
- 'origin: the london craft fair', spitalfields, london
- '20:10', ruthin craft centre, denbighshire
- 'sculptural ceramics', open eye gallery, edinburgh
- 'ceramic art london 2010', royal college of art, london
- showcase, ic:innovative craft, dovecot studios, edinburgh
2009
- 'artist into industry', british ceramics biennial, wedgwood museum, stoke on trent
- 'of dust', installation at etruria industrial museum, british ceramics biennial, stoke on trent
- 'cup', devon guild of craftsmen
- solo exhibition, beaux arts, bath
- 'ceramic art london 2009', royal college of art, london
- 'select', gallerytop, derbyshire
2008
- 'winter wonders', new ashgate gallery, surrey
- 'present', the hive gallery, barnsley
- 'great northern contemporary craft fair', manchester grammar school, manchester
- 'origin: the london craft fair', somerset house, london
- 'british glass biennale', ruskin glass centre, stourbridge
- focus showcase, dundee contemporary arts
- new member's showcase, contemporary applied arts, london
- 'whiteware', open eye gallery, edinburgh
- 'ceramic art london 2008', royal college of art, london
- 'collect' represented by craftscotland, v&a museum, london
2007
- 'small vessels', open eye gallery, edinburgh
- 'origin: the london craft fair', somerset house, london
- crafts council showcase, national glass centre, sunderland
- ssa, royal scottish academy, edinburgh
2006
- 'gifted', royal museum, edinburgh
- 'made in the middle', craftspace touring exhibition
- solo exhibition, open eye gallery, edinburgh
- 'origin: the london craft fair', somerset house, london
- craftscotland exhibition, homes & interiors 06, secc, glasgow
2004
- solo exhibition, open eye gallery, edinburgh
- ‘talente 2004’, international handwerksmesse, munich, germany
2003
- ‘habiter 2003’, tuileries, paris (selected for the british embassy stand)
- ‘one year on @ new designers’, business design centre, london
- opening exhibition, the collection, paris
2002
- ‘artisan 2002’, george heriot’s school, edinburgh
- scottish glass society annual exhibition, the strathern gallery, crieff
- ‘new designers 2002’, business design centre, london
- ‘contemporary glass’, open eye gallery, edinburgh
2001
- masters of design final show, edinburgh college of art
- glass art society conference student exhibition, corning museum of glass, ny, usa
- ‘recent graduates’ (touring), new ashgate gallery, farnham, surrey
- ‘society of designer craftsmen 2001’, mall galleries, london
- ‘visual arts scotland’, royal scottish academy, edinburgh
2000
- ‘new designers 2000’, business design centre, london
- ‘first gather 2000’, himley hall, west midlands
awards and commissions
2011 inches carr trust craft bursary
2010 craft maker awards, edinburgh city council
2010 craft potters charitable trust award
2009 professional development award, scottish arts council
2008 creative development award, scottish arts council
2007 edinburgh visual arts and crafts award
2006 grand designs 'best in show' award, origin: the london craft fair
2006 professional development award, scottish arts council
2006 craftscotland purchase prize, homes & interiors 06, secc, glasgow
2005 crafts start-up award, scottish arts council
2004 professional development award, scottish arts council
2001 andrew grant bequest travel award, eca
2001 headley trust scholarship, eca
publicity
2011
- wallpaper magazine (february issue)
- 'wish list', elle decoration magazine (february issue)
2010
- decoration page, house & garden magazine (december issue)
2008
- 'striking diversity', craftscotland promotional dvd for collect
- a-n magazine 'collection' supplement, profile by kate stoddart (june issue)
- 'cool, calm and confident' feature by harriet smith, ceramic review magazine (jan/feb issue)
- bbc good homes magazine (february issue)
2007
- 'talent' page, grand designs magazine
- 'designer update', uptown magazine
2006
- ‘talent’ page, inside out magazine
- ‘craftscotland/homes & interiors scotland’ article, the herald magazine
professional memberships & databases
- contemporary applied arts
- crafts council photostore, selected maker 2005
- craftscotland
